Smart Pack

Reduce Weight of Packaging Materials

Increase Usage of Recyclable Packing Materials

Improve Packing Integrity

Decrease Shipping Costs

Thorlabs' Smart Pack Initiative is aimed at waste minimization while still maintaining adequate protection for our products. By eliminating any unnecessary packaging, implementing packaging design changes, and utilizing eco-friendly packaging materials for our customers when possible, this initiative seeks to improve the environmental impact of our product packaging. Products listed above are now shipped in re-engineered packaging that minimizes the weight and the use of non-recyclable materials.b As we move through our product line, we will indicate re-engineered packages with our Smart Pack logo.

Travel-based emissions reduction calculations are estimated based on the total weight reduction of packaging materials used for all of 2013’s product sales, traveling 1,000 miles on an airplane, to provide general understanding of the impact of packaging material reduction. Calculations were made using the EPA’s shipping emissions values for different modes of transport.

Some Smart Pack products may show a negative weight reduction percentage as the substitution of greener packaging materials, such as the Greenwrap, at times slightly increases the weight of the product packaging.

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Poster:jlow

Posted Date:2014-09-18 04:36:11.0

Response from Jeremy at Thorlabs: Since you did not leave your contact information, can you contact our RMA department please? We can arrange to have a new one sent to you.

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Posted Date:2014-09-17 12:13:41.8

I have the same issue as Makarov. Our BD8 dispenser bottle refuses to fountain (even when sitting on a flat surface). It seemed to work initially, but stopped soon after purchase in May 2013 (maybe because the level dropped below the half way mark, as Makarov observed).

Poster:makarov

Posted Date:2013-12-02 20:50:46.217

We can't get the bottle to work unless it's full. When it's filled under 1/2, no amount of pressing or shaking gets ethanol fountaining. The pump does not work. Is there any trick we're missing?

Poster:cdaly

Posted Date:2013-12-05 02:08:40.0

Response from Chris at Thorlabs: Thank you for using our feedback tool. The bottle should sit on a flat surface. You should not need to pick up, shake or squeeze the bottle. If you open the lid and push down on the top, suction will draw fluid up and create a small pool in the reservoir. If you turn the bottle sideways, it cannot work when the level is below halfway since the liquid will not make it to the end of the hose inside.

Poster:klee

Posted Date:2009-09-28 11:15:48.0

A response from Ken at Thorlabls to d.sarkar: We do not sell any chemicals. We only sell the empty bottles used to store them.

Premium Optical Cleaning Pads

The Handi-Pads are plush non-woven cotton pads. Each 4" x 8" pad is folded in half (4" x 4") prior to packaging so that a pure, uncontaminated pad surface is available even if the package is opened in a non-cleanroom environment. The Handi-Pads are free from contaminants and adhesives, which make them ideal for use with optics cleaning solvents. The large plush pad allows the user to make a single continuous wipe across the entire surface of the optic being cleaned, even if the surface is curved such as with a lens. The pad can also be used to wrap optics before placing them in a storage container.

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Lens tissues are 4.9" x 2.9" (124 x 73 mm) organic fiber sheets free from contaminants and adhesives, which makes them ideal for cleaning high-grade optics with or without the use of optic-cleaning solvents. Lens tissue will not leave lint or fibers on the optic and can be used to wrap an optic before placing it in a storage container.

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Dusting Kits

Please note that canned air is classified as a dangerous good in some countries. Depending on the delivery location, this item may need to be shipped separately from the rest of your order at an additional charge. Canned air is stocked within the USA and Germany. Please contact our sales department if there are questions or concerns when placing an order for canned air.

Please click here to view the German version of the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) associated with the CA3.

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These plastic wash bottles are ideal for the storage and dispensing of common laboratory cleaning solvents. Each bottle is clearly labeled and color coded to help prevent misidentification of the solvents. The small dropper bottles are recommended for dispensing cleaning fluids for laser grade optics. The dropper bottle is glass and the dropper itself is plastic.

*Color of Glass Dropper Bottles May Vary

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Solvent Dispenser Bottle

This one-touch pump dispenser bottle is great for minimizing evaporation of solvents when cleaning optics with a swab or brush. Simply flip up the cap and press down on the spring-loaded top to fill the shallow reservoir with solvent. The bottle has a capacity of 8 oz and is suitable for most solvents, including acetone, gasoline, propanol, MEK, toluene, turpentine, and water. Eighteen pre-labeled and two blank self-adhesive labels are included.

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